Elite 11 QB, SC Commit Brandon McIlwain, Earns More Accolades

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He was the sole reason why the Indians finished 7-4 overall, won the Suburban One League Continental Conference title, their first title since 2006, and reached the PIAA District 1 Class AAAA playoffs, where they lost to Upper Darby in the first round.

McIlwain earned Pennsylvania’s Gatorade Player of the Year, the AP Class AAAA Player of the Year, a Mini Max Award from the prestigious Maxwell Club, Southeastern Pennsylvania Player of the Year by The Inquirer—and something else—CBS Philly’s Player of the Year.

He could arguably be the “Athlete of the Year,” considering McIlwain is the only high school athlete in the nation to compete in the Elite 11, a camp for the top 18 quarterbacks in the country, and the Area Code Games, as one of the best high school baseball players in the country.

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What’s more is McIlwain played most of this past season with a grade-one sprained AC joint in his right shoulder and a fractured right thumb, which caused him to miss one play.

“Brandon couldn’t grip the ball and he didn’t miss a snap; by the end of the season, Children and Youth Services should have come after me,” joked former Council Rock North Adam Collachi, who resigned after the season. “The kid was playing 150 snaps a game. I would have to yell at him for taking some of those hits. But it’s not in his nature.

“A couple of games I had to take his helmet so he wouldn’t go back out on the field. He could have easily said he had a broken thumb and he wasn’t playing this week—and no one would have questioned it. He’s that physically and mentally tough. He missed one offensive play this year. We’re going to really miss him here.”

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